The Maker The Charles Causley Literary Blog

korean bleach by Elisha Gabb

  google says that if you have brown skin and you want to turn it white then you can buy...

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March 2, 2023

February Diary by Sue Wallace-Shaddad

On my way back from Cornwall at the beginning of the month, I stopped off in Bath to visit that...

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February 27, 2023

A Love Letter to My Favourite Childhood Book

As this is the month of love, I have been inspired to write a sweet love letter to my favourite...

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February 20, 2023

February Musings by Sue Wallace-Shaddad

At the very end of last month, I attended a workshop on poem titles run by Sue Burge. This gave...

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February 15, 2023

February is the month of love – What books are you treasuring this month?

The love of An enjoyable book can have a lasting effect on our lives. These may stem from childhood memories...

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February 6, 2023

January Diary by Sue Wallace-Shaddad

It is two weeks since I got back from my family visit to Sudan. I find that I have written...

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January 30, 2023

Meet our 2023 poet-in-residence, Rachel Piercey

I am thrilled to bits to be the next poet-in-residence at Cyprus Well, walking in the footsteps of one of...

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January 23, 2023

Memories of Charles Causley, by David Werran

On a bitterly cold and snowy day in February 1947 my family relocated back to Launceston from London. I was...

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January 19, 2023

New Year, New Book: 5 Books to Start Your New Year’s Off Right With

The New Year signals a time of renewal and restarting. There is no better time than now to refresh our...

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January 16, 2023

January Musings by Sue Wallace-Shaddad

Christmas and New Year are now long gone and daylight is getting longer – always a hopeful sign that we...

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January 12, 2023

10 Literary New Year’s Resolutions for 2023

As a new year enters, people are inevitably left questioning what their resolution should be for the upcoming year. While...

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January 4, 2023

Ten After Five (a sequel to Causley’s ‘At Nine of the Night’) by Lauren Bilsborough

An exclusive Christmas poem for The Maker, written by our chief editor Lauren. Merry Christmas, all!   Ten after five...

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December 16, 2022
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